David Coulthard believes calls for “transparency” over Red Bull’s investigation into Ch🌳ristian🐻 Horner is merely “stoking the fires”.

Mercedes’ Toto Wolff and McLaren’s Zak 𝄹Brown were vocal in their demand for greater clarity surrounding the Red Bull investigation.

But Coulthard - ex-Red Bull driver and currently an ambassador for the brand -๊ has hinted about an ulterior motive.

“There is a call from those ☂who want to stoke the fire,” Coulthard told Channel 4 wh🍷en asked about the requests for ‘transparency’.

“There will be those who are lo๊oking for the good of the fanbase, to ask for more transparency.

“But it’s a private matter. We all🦩 have a right to privacy.

“If there was a c꧙ase to answer, then we’d know about i🃏t. It has been dealt with by an independent group.

“Now, that will not satisfy tho⭕se who want more. Those who want to dig deeper.”

Coulthard added: "The sport🅠 has never been bigger. With something so big, it means a lot of money, a lot of politics, a lot of cont🧸roversy…

"I see business as normal within the race team. Of course, it’s not business as normal when it comes to Christian going into press conferences and being handed the scܫrutiny that he is under.

"But in terms of how the team go about their operation? How Max and Checo 🗹go in the c🔯ar? They cannot be affected by that.

"You put your visor down and there is no🏅thing else on your mind apart from driving quickly."

Horner was cleared of wrongdoing by an i🌠ndependent lawyer after complaints against him from a Red Bull colleague.

His female accuser ❀has now been suspended by Red Bull.

The fallout has included criticism from Jos Verstappen, which forced Max Verstappen to tread the line carefully between his dad and his boss, before Helmut Marko became e🐷mbroiled in the situation.

But Coulthard has delivered a reminder that controversies in F1 are nothing new - and transparency ♉has been lacking before, too.

“If you🉐 look up and down the pitlane when Formula 1 was not as popular, the🌼re have been a number of situations where there hasn’t been transparency,” he said.

“Ferrari came to an agreement with the FIA regarding thei🤡r fuel flow and their engine. We are still none the wiser as to what that agreement was.

“But it did seem t🌺o coincide with them losing their winning w🔥ays!”

Horner was bullish at last weekend’s F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in demanding that the media intrusion into his marri🐭age and family stops.

Coulthard has had his say: “This is🥀 unfortunate and unsavoury but it has been handled in a way which has brought a conclusion.”

On-track Red Bull’s progress has been faultless. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have finished first and second respectively in each of the first two granജds prix ꧅of 2024.

But the off-track drama has created an unexpe🗹cted furore over Ve🌼rstappen’s future.

He is contracted until the end of♈ 2028 but Horner ad🍸mitted that he couldn’t be kept against his will.

Mercedes boss Wolff has cheekily mentioned bringing Verstappen across to replace Ferrar𝄹i-bound Lewis Hamilton.

But any no༒ise over the future over car design genius Adrian Newey has been dimmed, after new reports that he is not expected to leave Red Bull.